Brush



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet l. G. A. BARNES.

BRUSH Patented July 8, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

GEORGE A. BARNES, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,866, dated July 8,1890.

Application filed January 6 1390- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BARNES, of New Haven, in the county of NewHaven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement inBrushes; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connectionwith accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon,to be a-full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which saiddrawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1, a view in perspective of a bathbrush, showing one form whichmy improvement may assume; Fig. 2, a view thereof in Verticallongitudinal section; Fig. 3, a view illustrating the surface of thebrush 011 the side opposite that shown in Fig. 1.

My invention relates to an improvement in brushes particularly designedfor bathbrushes, but applicable to other uses, the object being toprovide a cheap, light, durable, and effective brush.

IVith these ends in View my invention consists in a brush composed of alight core, of wood, paper, or equivalent material, and a moldedenvelope of rubber inclosing the said core and having its surfacecorrugated or roughened, so as to take hold of anything to which it isapplied.

Myinvention further consists in certain details of construction, as willbe hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

As herein shown, the brush is provided with a core A, of wood, which iscompletely inclosed within an envelope B, of rubber, which is moldedaround it and having one surface provided with parallel transverse ribsand the opposite surface with teeth or projections, which may becompared to the teeth of a file, as seen in Fig. The rubber envelopealso includes a thin flange or fin extending across the ends of thebrush between the said surfaces and useful in cleaning the nails whenthe brush is employed as a hand-brush. If

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desired, however, the said fin may be dispensed with.

By employing a core for the body of the brush, as herein shown, theamount of rubber required is greatly reduced and the specific gravity ofthe brush made so light that it will readily float upon water, making itparticularly convenient for a batlrbrush.

The roughened surface of the rubber adapts the brush to take hold, as itwere, of the obj ects to which it is applied and makes it particularlyeffective in cleaning the hands or in cleaning soiled fabrics.

It is apparent that in carrying out my invention the brush may takeotherforms than that herein shown. I would therefore have it understoodthat I do not limit myself to the exact form and construction hereinshown, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterationsas fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

I am aware that a flexible brush having a back composed of a thinflexible core and a rubber envelope inclosing the same, and pro videdwith tufts of bristles entering the core through openings in theenvelope, is not new. I am also aware that a brush of solid rubberhaving both faces provided with short teeth or ribs is not new. I donot, therefore, broadly claim a core inclosed by a rubber envelope, or arubber brush having both sides toothed or corrugated; but,

I-Iaviug fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

A brush. or scrubbing-tablet composed of a light bulky core and a thinmolded rubber envelope inclosing the same and sealing it in and havingits surface toothed or configu rated in low relief, substantially asdescribed.

GEO. A. BARNES.

WVitnesses:

FRED C. EARLE, LILLIAN D. KELsEY.

